Earl Campbell Quotes

My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?

My mom was a single mom, and she had enough on her plate. I knew when I was doing something I wasn't supposed to, and I tried to keep her from finding out about it. I did a pretty good job of that.

My mother would thump me sharply on the head with a thimble or a spoon if I became too noisy with the whistle when I was playing I was a steamboat captain. She had no sense of the dignity of command.

In my family, if I talk back to my dad, I get in trouble.

One of the main rules with my mom was if I broke a club, she was going to take it and I wouldn't get it back. So I made sure I kept all my clubs.

He will punish you as a father punishes his disobedient child, unless you do as he desires.

You guys got big uglies, fuumm-bull, and 'Whoa, Nellie.' What I got was, 'Lindsey, why are the trash cans still out front?' 'This homework needs more work,' and the inevitable was, 'How fast were you really going?'

I'm a really bad liar. My mom finds out every time, especially now that she's got Facebook.

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldn't be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to L.A. and continue to pursue the acting thing.

You have to discipline your children, or they won't respect you, law enforcement or God or anyone else.

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.

I never get in trouble.

As a teenager, I was perpetually grounded. I was stubborn rather than rebellious.

I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it's my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.

I think I was brought up in a respectful household.

If you ever keep [Vice President] Hubert [Humphrey] waiting again, I'll kick your ass down that hall.

My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.

My parents' usual reprimand was to remind me that I was not the Prince of Wales.

If I got a beating for something, I usually deserved it.

I would consider my dad a pretty patient guy, but there was no tolerance for spoiled behavior.

My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show.

I really want to be like my mom in some ways, because I already take a lot after her already. I really like the way she treats us and disciplines us, and I think that she's just great because of how she's balanced us and all of that.